JUST FUTURES: Poems
A Remembrance
Rachel Toalson
Sometimes I forget
that my decisions carry the weight
of generations
Sometimes I forget
that I belong to others
and they belong to me and
we belong to each other
Sometimes I forget
that kindness and love can
take the form of
self-denial and
restraint
Sometimes I forget
that in my pursuit to
save or (accidentally) destroy the planet
I am not alone
but connected to the world’s
past present future
Sometimes I forget
that I am human
Rachel Toalson is the author of The Colors of the Rain, The Woods, The First Magnificent Summer, and Something Maybe Magnificent (Simon & Schuster, 2024). Her poetry has been published in print magazines and literary journals around the world. She lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband and six sons.
